Simone Bertolone

Director of Payment Ventures @ Orka Ventures

Bio

I create value through the serious understanding of the market forces in the industries in which I or my clients operate. I currently strategize ways for companies acquired by Orka Ventures to grow exponentially with minimal overhead. Before then I was part of Singularity University's startup incubator and I learned from the very best at Silicon Valley how to build a successful company from scratch. My real-life experience with buildi … I create value through the serious understanding of the market forces in the industries in which I or my clients operate.

I currently strategize ways for companies acquired by Orka Ventures to grow exponentially with minimal overhead.

Before then I was part of Singularity University's startup incubator and I learned from the very best at Silicon Valley how to build a successful company from scratch.

My real-life experience with building solid companies is complemented by my MBA at Chapman University and an LLM in Banking Law at Queen Mary/UCL. You can book me for a wide-ranging list of issues from product and growth, to legal and compliance (in financial services), to financials, business modeling, and pitch decks. Saving Bio...

Top Achievements

Launched a value-based roboinvesting app with the help of Singularity University

I was accepted into the highly selective Singularity University's startup incubator in Mountain View, where I worked alongside some incredibly talented people to build an automated investing app that would tailor investments to the user's values and beliefs. After evaluating several offers from VCs and European banks, the app merged into the much broader scope of Orka Venture's strategy of acquiring and operating open-banking fair AI lenders.

Started working pro-bono to help founders build successful startups

At the end of 2020, I shifted to a 4-day workweek in order to free my Fridays to dedicate my time to helping first-time founders overcome the challenges involved with building and running a company. To this day, I've worked with over 40 founders from the AAU college of business (where I also hold a seminar each semester) and Founder Institute.

Led the explosive growth of two digital lending brands with minimal monetary effort

Our key value at Orka is operational efficiency through analysis and automation. I led a fantastic effort to uncover hidden growth opportunities in two existing, mature products and then found ways to unlock such growth. Detailed analysis of signals from the market and the customers should always be at the forefront of any serious strategy, and I'll be happy to show you how you can do it.

Expertise

Growth & Sales
Skills include Business model financials Growing your audience Lead generation
Ideation & Vision
Skills include Assumptions Idea Origin Problem Pain Level Validation Vision
Pitching & Pitch Deck
Skills include Deck content Deck sequence Pitching skills Road map Investors needs Deck variations

Industries

FinTech
Professional Services

What's included

    1:1 Private Video Call

    Speak with Simone for 60 minutes using our integrated video communication tool. No downloads needed — Just a webcam and microphone.

    Actionable Advice

    Set an agenda before the meeting, share your screen during the session and get tailored advice from Simone on your chosen topic(s).

    Written Feedback

    After your session, you will receive a written summary from Simone including what was discussed, next steps and recommendations.

    HD Video Recording

    Access and download a HD video recording of your session, in case you need to refer back to it or share with team members.

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    Fed DeGobbi

    6 months ago

    “Simone has been outstanding as a mentor. He's a great listener and took the time to really deconstruct my business idea and help me gain clarity. Simone's insights and advice have been integral to building a business strategy for my startup. ”

£159.00

per session